Last summer, I wrote about how I feel that for many, prepaid is a better choice over postpaid, at least once you get past some of the biggest prepaid myths many average users still believe are true in the US. To be fair, at the time, I did admit there were still several reasons to consider signing up for postpaid over prepaid, including better options for device protection, payment plans, and more.
A year later, I’ve changed my mind, and I can no longer in good conscience recommend postpaid for new users. The main reason for my change in tune is that several big prepaid carriers have risen up and shrunk the gap between prepaid and postpaid. Meanwhile, the big postpaid carriers have made a few pretty big changes over the last year or so that have further diminished their value.